Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guatemala instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

be 22.6% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 5.1 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 75.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 12.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 3.0% as of 2022.

pay a 80.0% lower top tax rate

Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 17.9% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2022, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2022.

be 10.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 23.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guatemala, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 28.2% less likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 55.7% less on education

Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guatemala spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 59.9% less coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendence of the Tax Administration, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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